rp IM OMAHA DAILY WEDNESDAY" , MARCH 4 , 1801
THE DAILY
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N. 1' . Pinr ,
Notary Public.
AND now tlio Nobrus-la ; t-'entriil brldgo
tliroukMiH to bloom in May. Lot hoi *
bloom ,
Tun school board surplus
$215,83 ! ) . 'I'lits fnol lends a golden hue
to the jivojoctccl juulvot.
TIIK necessity for vcMitiluUnn ; the
Ri'liools is an indirect mot hail of ompti-
in tin ovorlondod trciifitiry.
Snour.O all the hospitals projected in
Oiiiiihn bccomo roalittos , u siiii-ltod
rivalry for nlllielod jxitrons will onsiic.
IT romiuns to bo seun whether the
fuast of the friendless \vill lubricuto an
inoroiiBcd appropriation through the
lo lslaturo.
TUK nppoarauco of St. John in the
vicinity of Hnss Gorman's political baili
wick BusfiostH a ilotno-prohib uUliinco
for revenue in ' 02.
IT is scarcely necessary to remark that
the funeral directors would cheerfully
and gratuitously embalm thu legislature )
if ( 'ivcn half n chanco.
IT is noticed that the published list of
iillianco senators does not include Stan
ford of California. Ho rides in that
coach and is willlnp to pay his faro.
Tun boss of the late council combine
Is inspired with a holy horror of close
corporations , especially politico-private
concern's which refuse to take him in on
the ground floor.
SH NATO 11 PiiYj-3's activity in favor of
government aided railroads novercoasos
oven with the dyinir hours of congress.
The persistent zeal of the Maine senator
is worthy of a bettor cause.
TIIK Indies of Franco announce that
they will dance with Germans no more.
This comes pretty 'near a declaration of
war. lut ! the ladies of Franco will con
tinue to dance the gormnn as of yore.
AN INJJUSTKIAIschool for Cionovii and
n normal school for Chiidron are about
til that the ambitious Nebraska towns
r-ill pull out of the legislative stocking
this year in the line of now state institu
tions.
of municipal elections in
Iowa announce that "prohibition cut no
figure in the contest. " Of course not.
Prohibition does not cut any figure outside -
side of the revised statutes anil the con
stables' puiws.
ACCOIUHNO to a despatch in the rail
roads' own. everybody in the state house
roads TIIK 11 KU. This is not news , how
ever. It is an open secret that almost
everybody does the same , in and out of
the state house.
TIIK report of the oxoilus of Mormons
from Utah is ngnin going the rounds.
There is no visible evidence , however ,
that the followers of Drigham are such
fools as to exchange a bird in the hand
for two In the bushes of Mexico.
TIIK senate registered a sijrnlficant
vote on the Slovens maximum rnto bill
yesterday afternoon. By 17 to 10 It defeated -
foatod the motion to recommit it , which
was the dcbiro of the railroads. The
measure seems certain to pass , in spite
of tlio incident of the gory pamphlet.
SAN FUAXCISCO cries out for relief
from tlio Chinese plague , yet when the
Chinese plan to exterminate n few of
their numlwr , the police separate the
combatants. At this distance the high
binder method of celestial migration Is
the best yet Invented. It is a dead sure
thing and deserves encouragement.
AXOTllHll Now York legislative in
quisition is struggling vainly to o.ttract
information from the sugar tru-st. The
head olllcers of the sacharino combine
express the greatest anxluty to toll
what they know , but the moment the
pump is applied their memory becomes
a blu.nl . ; . What they do not know about
their own business fills several largo
volumes , which are conveniently stowed
away just over the boundary of the
atato. The inquisition has had ono good
otlect , however. Responsible em
ployes of the trust have baen given a
vacation of Indefinite lougth on full pay
and incidentals.
s./MY'.vs1 / s ( ( in.t.T
The r.xllrond lobby 19 doing HOMO In-
piMilmis work at the fltalo capital. A
striUtttf Illustration is afTonlul hv the
great hue anil fry raised over a little
111-page pamphlet that was placed on the
desks of momliors of the stale senate
Momlny.
Thin iloi'unuMit was oncasoil In u rod
paper I'nvoi * and the railroad bull shied
iititnlonco. Ono of the railroad pica
dors throw his lance nl the author mid
Incident ally ilnim-ndou , in ( tentorltin
tonc-s , by whoso authority the pamphlet
was published anil why thu * < tate of
Xohracliti should bo put to tlio enormous
oxpniibO nnil extravagant outlay of about
$ 'J ( ) . The railro.iil . lobby limnodiatoly
caught on and Indignantly pointed tit
j Senator Slpvons n a dnngoruu * ] con-
I spirator ngalnst the people.
Now , what are the gronmlsfor this
upro.ir from the railroad ivirltsimsV
Why do they dt'imunco Mr. Dawos. nnd
why as-tail Senator StevonsV 'I'hoiviisDii
Is very obviousMr. . Dawos is a luvol-
hetuluil young man , thorouglily conver
sant with the railroad situation. Ho
prosn'iited an unaiiHivi'rable ' array of facts
and figures to the senate oomiuiHco on
railnmlti in support of the position that
the railroads can stand a heavy cut
without impoverishing tholr stockhold
ers. Ho helped Senator Slovens to prepare -
pare a maximum freight schedule that
taUi-s Into account the difference bo-
twocn the cost of oporatlny the roads in
Nebraska and Iowa , and makes allow-
ancofor thodllTcroiico In the trallic of
the two stales.
The railroads and their Horn * manager
In the legislature are mortally afraid
that a reasonable maximum rate law will
bo enacted and run the gauntlet of the
governor's vote and the supreme court.
Hoiico UKHO ( stoars ) and hoiico the kick-
lug up of a great cloud of dust to blind
the people.
Hut the real friends of railway regu
lation will not bo sidetracked by such
tactics. The proof of the pudding
is in the eating , and these who will take
pains to digest Mr. Dawcs' ' argument
are not likely to class him amuii } ; ' rail
road cappers , or lumen stoororn. Nor.
can Senator Stevens bo discredited in
his clYoi't to secure effective reduction
of freight rates by being stigmatized as a
bold , bad man because ho procured the
printing of a pamphlet In a scarlet cover ,
instead of a green cover , which prob
ably would not have bjun so objection
able.
able.The
The state can well afford to pay the
trivial cost of printing such valuable in
formation as was embodied in the Dawcs
argument. And the legislature cannot
afford to ignore the facts presented , any
more than they can all'ord to tritlo with
public sentiment by pretending to favor
a more stringent bill than Senator
Stevens has presented , when they know
that it is almost certain to ho vetoed , or
set aside by the supreme court on the
ground that it is "unjust and unreason
able. "
CltAKffKH IX Till ! SKX.ITK.
The United States senate is a con
tinuous body. It now consists of SS mem
bers , divided politically into 51 repub
licans and It" democrats. When it again
assembles the relative strength of
parties will be materially changed. Of
the republicans who will retire when
the session closes today democratic suc
cessors have been cliojon to two , Ilvai-ts
of Now York and Spoonor of Wisconsin ,
and alliance men to succeed two ethers ,
Fngtills of Kansas and Moody of South
Dakota. , The election of a senator in
Illinois to succeed Farwell ia still pend
ing and Florida is yet to choose a suc
cessor to Senator Call. The vacancies
mndo by the deaths of Senator Wilson of
Maryland and Senator Elearst of Cali
fornia are also to bo Illled. There are
now upon the listM republicans , ! > o
democrats and throe alliance men or
independents. California will elect a
republican to succeed the late Senatoi
Hearst and Maryland and Florida will
cheese democratic successors to Wilson
and Call. The now assured political
divisions when the senate again moots
therefore are : Republicans 17 , a loss of
four ; democrats ! ! 7 , their present
strength , and alliance or independents
throe. Thus , whatever the result in
Illinois , the republicans will 'continue in
control of the senate by a sife : , though
reduced majority , so that the countrv
lias no cause to foai * legislation , for the
next two years at le.vst , not in line with
republican policy as rellected by the
present congress and the administration ,
Of the republican senators who retire
only ono or two will bo missed by reason
of the exceptional characters of their
ability or services. The sanatoria
career of Senator ISvnrts hnsnotentirelj
fulfilled expectations , which , because o
his ominoiit standing as a lawyer , were
very high , bet-ides which ho had twice
occupied cabinet positions. It would not
bo just to say that ho has failed , but ho
did not attain to lhal commanding in
lluonco which it was believed ho AVouh
roach when ho wnn sent to the senate
Ho has been faithful to his party niu
done good service , but his record in the
senate is less notable than that of sev
eral ineti of Inferior ability. Senatoi
Ingalls , In his long career of eighteen
years , has gained distinction for brilli
aucy in debate , but little for praoticn
statesmanship. Among all the retiring ,
republican senators , Spooncr of AVi&con
sin has been the moat useful us a legls
Inter , and no other ono of them will bo
so much missed by tholr political eel
leagues who remain. Ho is n man o
exceptional ability both in the praotiea
affairs of legislation and In debate.
Of the democrats who will finish theli
senatorial term today and retire , per
haps Senator Brown of Georgia is the
ublofit ono. Ho has been more than
forty years in public llfo , during most o
tills t'nno prominent In the councils o
the southern wing of his party. The
most widely known among them , how
ever , is Wade Hampton of South Onro
Him , who wnt * supposed to bo invulner
able and whoso defeat by Colonel Irbj
was consequently ono of the moat aur
prising political episodes of the year
The veteran Henry 15. Payne of Ohio
was at ono time so well thought of h ,
his party nc to bo talked of for the prcsi
doiiey , hut his six years In the s > onat
have not justified the high opinion o
Ills ability as a statesman ontcrtnlnoi
by his friends.
Among those who will succeed the
outgoing senators tire several of nationa
omito. Oovormir Hill of N'nw VorK
vill replace Mr. Kvnvts , und Mr
jH | > oiur will give way to ox Hccivtnry
'iln ? , who occupied two cabinet piisl *
Ions in the administration of President
Cleveland , ( iovcrnut * Gordon of Georgia
vlll return to the senate , n * the juirvo * '
or of Senator Drown , with n trained
( tunvlcdgK of tliuiluttiv , having ulrcndy
orvetl with distinction in that body ,
vhllc Calvin S. Hrlcn , the "rainbow
, hni-or" of the donioornoy In tlio lnst
inllunal campaign , should Hud no dilll-
ully In filling the chair vacated by Mr.
'uyiio.
On the whole there is no reawn to
expect Unit the senate will be In tiny
espoct improved by thu change * that
vill take place in the personnel of that
) odv after lodnv.
run / ; ; ir.is nuinr.
Alliance journals and representatives
n Nebraska have questioned the accit'
tic.v of TUB l Hi's : reports of that por-
Ion of the proceedings of the allhiiico
intioiml convention In Omaha relative
o the resolution In favor of the govern-
lUMil making hums on real estate socur-
ty. \Vo have been nsliod to way
vhothor those reports wore correct ,
mil wo hereby nlHrin that they were so ,
ibsolutol.v and impartially , at was
every part of the proceedings of the Jal-
itmco convention that appeared In the
columns of this paper. Theses-dims cf
ho convention were not public and
every effort was miuio to exclude roprc-
M'ntativcsof the press , but Tin : IJuu
lovcrthele.-s had a reporter thoughont
every session within twenty foot of the
residing olllc'or , where ho could clearly
icar and distinctly bco till that was
.raiHplring. . This rare piece of journal-
stic enterprise was a source of vast as-
onisliincntiiid endless annoyance to
the president of the alliance and some
) f its members , but tlio business of a
lowspapor Is to got tlio uows , and a mat
ter of HO much importance to the farm
ers of the country tmtliu proceedings of
in alliance national convention could
lot bo ignored or loft to bo doled out to
the public in such dosoi as the olllcialj
might cteem expedient. Itolievinglt to
: > o desirable that the public , and par-
.icitlarly the farmers , should know what
was done in this convention , Tin : Uioi :
Look measures to secure it and was en
tirely successful. It was not the lir t
lotablo succes-i of this paper in news
getting , nor will it be tlio last.
As to the resolution favoring- govern
ment loans on real ostiite , the history of
it is simply this : When it was pre
sented sis a part of the nlntform it was
referred back to the committee , and
when subsequently reported was , after a
heated discussion , rejected by a vote of
5i3 to-IS , representing the full' strength
of the convention on a call of state ? .
On the ensuing day , the important busi
ness of the convention having been dis
posed of , n number of the members , es
pecially some of tho.so living at a dis
tance , took their departure. Tlio
friends of the resolution , however , re
mained , and just before the convention
adjourned the resolution was again
brought forward , and despite the pro
tests and objections of men who had
voted against it the day before , and who
comprehended the trick that was being
played , it passed by a vote of ! ( ! to 2o ,
the convention being 1112 short of the full
membership as shown by the vote re
jecting the resolution. This plain his
tory of the proceedings regarding this
resolution , which a very larg-i number
of intelligent tdlisinco men disapprove ,
carries its own comment. The minority
who opposed it at the time of its passage
were overruled and sat down upon re
lentlessly by President Powers , aid
everything connected with the adoption
of tlio resolution was distinctly of the
nature of a ' 'put-up job. ' ' Under such
circumstances the llnal action cannot 1 o
fairly regarded as representing the sen
timent of the convention or as having
any binding forco.
rM'sSKS OF nr&ixKss I'.ir ntKs ,
The failure of a business house in any
community is generally ascribed to com
mercial depression. Kxeoptions to the
rule are rare. The public does not stop
to consider the various elements that ,
singly or combined , produce failure.
Capital , experience , foresight , location ,
character of business , and the ahtlitv of
the firm in fact all the essentials of
success may bo wanting , yet the collap-o
is accepted as visible proofs of business
depression.
This popular delusion is exposed by
limlatreeft , hi an instructive statistical
pamphlet. The data furnishes an in
sight into the various causes of business
failures and proves by comparative lig-
uroh that "dull times , " so-called , are not
a. . visible clement of collapse. It Is gen
erally conceded that 188 ! ) was a your of
more general progress and prosperity In
the United States than 181)0 ) , yet the
number of failures in the former were 8
per cent greater than in the latter. Out
of more than l,0,000 ( ! ! ) names of indi
viduals , llrrns and corporations rated in
the United fc > tn tea and t'ainiua , in 18)0 ! ) ,
lUiOO ! , or 1. 15 per cent , failed , against
1.27 per cent in 188 ! ) nnd 1.18 per cent in
18S8. Nearly 0- per emit of 'last year's
failures represented liabilities of less
than # 20,000 each.
The primary cause of failure , the num
ber , and the liabilities are shown as fol
lows :
Cause. No. U'ltllltlus
IncomiiiMi.'nro . " , ou. > $ 'l.r > 4.ir.'ii : '
] < acl < of I'Mii'i'lt'iit'u . ( ill ! i1r > ii'.1 , 0)
Lack of fiipltal . r . Jo.vj . JXhOii.liW
Unwlso Knitting n ( orLMlIf . . , WJ T.-Ul.o.V )
j-'alliirosdf mlit-rs . -St7 .ll.Tin.WS
of ImsliR'ss . : IIH
Cmnnutltlon . "HI L'.HII..Vil
DUuslor . . . J.lliS 4 < . ' .rMU.Ml
Speculation . H IIMHMSI
Fraud . 41C. WHS.IW ! )
Total . ioiirli JH.OK.MI
An analysis of the foregoing shows
that four-llfthsof the failures are prin
cipally duo to lack of equipment , either
natural or acquired , montnl or financial.
In other words , B2. ! > per cent of the fail
ures of 1800. owing 02.7 per cent of the
total liabilities , are directly chargeable
to Incapacity , speculation outside of reg
ular business , extravagance and dishon
esty. Only 2.3 per cunt is due to compe
tition and lo per cent to InlluoiK'O.s beyond -
yond the control of traders ,
Luck of capital ptecipllated 8 ! ) per
cent of the total number of failure ? .
This is not surprising In view of the
many teinntntlonH to keep pace with the
development of the country. Merchants
assume grave risks In straining tholr
resource and liLHtteiiiptlng to do more
binlnossllian lijr | ( available means war-
rani. Tlu > sllgntest dlstnrbaneo in the
normal currciim of tnvlo lluds lliom un
prepared , whllo , , I ho cautious merchant
IM sheltered by'i\ ' surplus sullldoiit for
ordinary eiuorgonclcs.
It is Intorc-itlii to note that in the
western and sifuthorn states whcro the-
temptations for undtii expansion are
j ni-it sl , Ihi percent of failures from
that caiHc does'not ' cxcoi'd that of other
geographical illvlstoiH of the country ,
.1 sitnitr f.JM ; TO.sM.s'T ; > / / : .
The collnptoof the Pacific Short Mno
is a vivid illustrat ion of modern railroad
booming. It should not bo lost upon the
public. It throws Into strong relief thu
methods by which unscriiimloiu adven
turers make both the western and oint-
orn public cater to tliou * greed , and lay
the foundation for evils which U is well-
nigh impossible to eradicate.
It Is only a year since the Napoleon of
llnanco who managed the ill-fated enterprise -
priso began his brilliant sorlos of opera
tions in norllipnstoni iS'ubraslM. His
llrst undertaking was the construction of
tlm ro.ul from Slonx t'ily lo O'Neill ,
which ho accomplished witli. phenomenal
rapidity. The ostlnutoil CIHL per mile
was $ I- ) , ( ) ( ) ( ) . This was o.islly provided
for hytho sale of ilr.it niortga' ' o b > nds
to the amount of $2i,03f ) ) pjr mile , which
loaves an nppttvnt pi'ollt of S3"D,0l ) ( ) ) to
the promoters of tlio s.'hoaio. In the
meantime , counties , prtsi'lncts ami cltlo *
wore industriously worked for honils ,
O'N'cill .ilono contrlbut-Jil 850,000 , and
few communities silong the line wore al
lowed to osc.ap5. Not only were public
aubsldiej asked and obtalnoJ , hut pri
vate parties wore Importuned for fur
ther doniitiitu. O'Neill ' responded
again , this time with real estate to the
estimated valuoof $ liOOJ. ) ( ) Oilier com
munities also cmio down hanilsomoly.
The roiul was completed to O'N'oill ' in
July and thn event uuluhi'iiled with tip-
} ) ropritito eiithu-iia n and fireworks.
The bubble burst In the fall. The 1'n-
cilic Short Line went into the hands of
si receiver December IS , 1890. It was
then dlscovere.l that it owed sotuob.i.ly
for its cirs ami engines and fot1 IS miles
of Iron , besides various smaller items ,
for which liens have already Inen Illod
to the amount of mora than $ < IOOt ( ) ) . Tlio
numerous side enterprises that had buoti
outored Into along the line by the rail
road boomers wore found to bo in the
same condition of inextrluable Insol
vency.
The result em ; bo briefly summarized.
Communities and individuals have boon
"worked" for bonds and real ust-ito in
consideration of u through line to Utah
or the I'iiullie const , which will probably
never bo built. Eastern investors have
furnished nioi'a than unoiiirh money to
bulla the road us far as it goes , and are
ftocnrcd in mortgaijo bonds which have
now only a part of the value that would
attach to such a line as the projectors
agreed to build' and equip. Creditors
are loft hi the lurch to the tune of tons
of thousands of dollars. Innocent In
vestors have doubtless bought most of
the watered stock Issued upon the im
aginary value of the property . .bovo its
generous debts.
This is not an isolated , though It is
perhaps an aggravated case It Is u
typical instance of uWmethods by which
public improvements are boomed and
burdens saddled upon the neoplo for
future generations to piy. : Only unrea
sonable tr.iOic charges cm ; earn a fail *
interest on the stock and indebtedness
of a corporation founded on such Ilirvn-
eial methods as those. The Inevitable
results of such a rotten system are high
rates and a resort to the services of the
five piuis brigido whan a rislncr senti
ment for reform must bo throttled in
political conventions and stale l"ogis > la-
turos.
It can bo shown that such transactions
as marked the brief career of tlio Pacific
Short MHO are not the peculiar opera
tions of a single eccentric boomer. They
nro the accepted methods of railroad
building in the west. In nn arjrtimont
bdforo a legislative committee , in favor
of the Stevens maximum rate bill , Mr.
C. G. Dawos of Lincoln quoted the fol
lowing figures in justification uf his plea
for lower rates :
v
Cost t'orinllcof . &M. In Nebraska. . ' . 'Oo
Received from luml grants per
niilo 5 r > , ! llH )
From municipal and county
bonds per niilo 1,030 ,
From' llrst mortgage bonds per
niilo USOi :
Total houds und suhsidy. . . . ? r > , f > tii :
Thorto llfruix's ho Busl'iinod by ample
quotations from the reports of the com
pany und the Htato board of transporta
tion. What must rates bo to earn
fixed clinrfjcs on the bonded debt and n
dividend on the Inllated uapitnlmitioii V
And wlint does suuli stock represent ux-
C"pt watered nnd illo itiiuivto nroflts ?
A railroad constructed upon such ji
theory Is sure to prove a short line to
disaster , if not for tlio imiocont lioldors
of stocks and bonds , at least for the
people who pay the freight awl passen
ger chariot ) nooctmry to moot its intor-
eat and oporatfnjjexpenses. .
WITH one exception , the provisions of
the bill reorganizing- school hoards in
metropolitan cli/i } ( ] has received the ap
proval of thu legislative committee.
Tlio exception 5s'the ' clause conferring
on school hoarfl.'V the right of eminent
domain , whieli'isviis stricken out. It is
tlllllcult to dott'cnlno ' | what process of
reasoning oryhut \ influence : ) brought
about this conclusion. A railroad cor
poration , wholljti local or foreign , is
invested with 1 power to condemn and
take private property after paying the
appraised valuation into u competent
court. Why should mutiiclp.il hoJlos
bo denied rights conferred on an
organization of individuals. lloth
subserve tlio public welfare and
both are entitled to equal
rights hi acquiring for public anil
quasi-public purposes suuh property as
may ho needed. It is especially impor
tant that school boards should enjoy the
right of condemning private property
for educational purposes , The steady
growth of the schools is such that altos
considered ample at the time of pur
chase , are imlominto In a few years.
Owners of adjoining property , Icnowlnc' '
that an extension la necessary , domain :
oxhorbltant prices , and tlio board is
obliged lo pay Iho price or Impair tin
usefulness of the school. The right t
condemn iirlvnlo property for school
purpojos does not alfoot the
rlghls of owners. The quoa-
lion of prlco limy bo soltlod by tip *
iftilsomont , from which the ovvimr hai
ho right of appeal. Vloweil In any
Ight , Iho rojocllon of the eminent do-
nalndau.-o by the committee Is a con-
'csslrn to tin clement whloh takes
ulvnntnj o of every oiporlunlty | to raid
ho public treasury.
Till ! monthly slatctmmt of thomibllo
lobt for I'Vliruury shows the most tin-
isiuil fact of an increase In t he debt ,
Pho amount Is not largo Uw than
* UntMOOt ) ) ar.d moii'ly shows Unit the
ash dlsbur.-cnioiits of the govoriniioiil
or the past month wore inoxccs'tof tlm
ccolplH. but it , is a Hiango from the mil-
orm ohnractet' if those rtttiteinonts ,
vhich Is lllicly tiuit trnct attention and
urnWi mail-rial for efltUMsm. It U not
lllllcnlt to understand that the rcvonuos
if the government have forsonunvoolis
) as > l IWI.MI running lotvor than usual ,
while thoi'o bus boon no diminution In
ixjicndituros. The quiet sluto of binl-
ics1 * will account for rodiii'cd returns
Vom both customs and intei'iial taxes ,
uul there is ronwn to expect that there
will ho n reptlll ) ( > ii of such Ireasury
statoiiientsas tluil jusl mndo for several
nonllis to como. Should such ha tlm
case , It will bo simply sltriilflcant , In the
niiin , of commercial dnpro-wioii.
Tin : Omaha , KansasI'ity ft Oalvoston
is the latest prctject designed to connect
: ho Irans-Missoiirl region with the gulf.
It is essiMitlally an airline road , incor
porated under the laws of ICtinsis , and
with sulllclont capital , on paper , to build
Iho road and leave a surplus to plant
Oalvcston oyster stums where they will
do the most goud. The foresight of the
projectors Is conspicuously .shown In
placing Omaha at the head of tlio title.
I'ho name is.ynonymoua with enterprise -
priso , progress and gllt-cdgo llmmciiil
strength , cloiimnts which Galveston
boomers are not slow to appropriate
without permission.
" Tis an ill wind that blows nobody
good. " Coincident with the movement
of I'arnoll and his claqueurs from point
to point , the Irish railways report n
notable increase in -songor > earnings.
Tlio condition of the homo rule fund ,
however , is carefully kept in the dark.
fAl'iTAtifiookingr investment InOiiiiihu
Is entitled to prompt and favorable con-
Hidorntion from the council , especially
when Iho investors ask no greater privi
lege thmi that conferred on existing
franchised corporations.
Tin : council cannot longer delay action
on the oleclriclluht ordinances without
laying itself open to the suspicion that It
is controlled mid dominated by the pres
ent eleotrie lijhl monopoly.
"Till- : best innyor Denver over had"
has stopped ilown and out. 'Twas over
thus. The good die young.
Advioo nl' CJovernor II III.
llnttnii ( Unite.
A man who rtfilits ajialnst manifest Ueiliny
always ots licked In the end ,
Uncle win tl.
tintlttutttin ,
Any person who font-lit on one sldo i
the war , while favoring tlio other , was a
cowardly idiot.
> an Kealhcr 1'licir Nest.
AVic Yiirli Isilurr.
Joliuson says tlio greatest inaL'icians of the
: iso nvo tlio p.iper makers. Thnv ttMiisform
rags into sheets ( creditors to Ilo on.
WUVUH fir All ,
llltlnville.tfli Ha-nier.
\Vo said that wovnro hero to stay , and wo
meant it. The shorilT ban us locked up In
the onice ami wocau't help It , The Unnta-r
will bo _ out ns usuiil , however , us we nto
\vovktnpr nway. Copies will bo delivered
from the roof as soon as tlio edition Is
worked off.
Sliirht > ! iv
Ohio and Indiana papers nro exchanging
compliments ivhlle they discuss a projected
change in the line between the two states.
The Cleveland I oadi-r is crently opposed to
changing tlio lino. It says that the uhnngo
would turn Into Ohio . 1,000 , Indiana demo
crats , which miflit tfivo Considerable
trouble in certain circuiiBtaiices.
Hluit Xo 1'VIIei * ran Find Out.
/lniti/-/n ( | / St'Uiilnrtl'Unliin.
Just why tljo women's congress should
show dlsnprobiitInn when Mn. Foster advo
cates non-partisan tempcranco work Is a
mystery that upon investigation might de
velop Interest. Mrs. Poster's aim Is to dis
associate the temperance cause from partisan
politics. Why noU Is it bocauso'thoro Is
tnoro noise ntul notoriety In p.irtyism ! Is It
because the malignant intolerance of prnhib-
itory politicians for every body niul every-
thin ! ; except tlu'inselvoshus become a part of
the woman's rinhti movement !
Clriii ! > i > il Ills , Ttn ) .
sJ.niiii / .sidc-STi/iiia / * .
AVIioa lie was on UiostiilT o [ the Topfka
Capltul Iio spelt his name 1-TcllTer , as did his
forefathers , When Iio nssnmeil control of
the Kansas Farmer ho dropped the " 1" and
made It PfefTor , and now ho lias Invn elected
to the United States senate ho signs It PelTer
anil request * all correspondents toile like
wise. If his iiolitlcal career contuiiios to be
a success niul his droppiuirof letters con
tinues , the limn who lias boon chosen to re
place In galls will soon como to bo known as
1'otT. ( reatnessnnd eccentricity always did
KO hand 111 hand.
XV tint AVIII tlio KiMuiltt Do ?
tf'wYnrk 'I'intrx ( nrr cjwu/riiff.
A ( juory has oeen raised us to the legality
of the election of Jnnius II. K.vlo ns senator
of South Dakota. In IfiiiU John P. Stocsktou
was elected by the Now Jersey Icirlslntiiro
nnil ttwlc his seat as United States senator
from Hint state. Subsequently the United
States soniito UotTinineil that ho was not en
titled to occupy the seat , owing to the fact
that ho failed to receive a nnjorlty of tlie
votesof the en tire body. Will not this prece
dent debar Mr. Kyle from bulng rccclvod as
senalor. the majority of the senate being re
publican now as well as then ? .
Wlum K ) ilsliiturf'H Adjourn ?
l/rtrjM'i- / * ' H'rrlily ,
It la interesting to xioto in connection with
Washington that ho is the only 111,111 whom
the nation has honored In ordaining that Ids
birthday bo generally colobiMtod by n ia- ,
lional holiday. Rvory other country his
nioro holidays than this , especially tthero the
sovereign ishoadof llioostabll.shedi'liurchof
the state , and fast ( Imsiiud .saints' days are
observed. In aonio states Arbor day ami
I nbor day have boon made within the past
few years ; but those holiday * nro only loc.il ,
uiiil It has be-on often snggested of late that
some now national holiday bo appointed ,
: .s rs ,
Now York ledgers "Are you on filondly
onus with thodolendniitr' ileniiuiiled a law-
cr of lUvlttu'M , In court.
" \Vell , I ain't ' tlirowiiiK no boiniuotA to
dm. "
Jewelers' \Ycoltiyi \ J. Okon " 'I
grfnt full in spoons , "
ill-well1 ' lnli'roitcl "N'nl"
! ( .tlccply ( > :
J. Oltcr : "S'oai thoy'w now decorated
vlth Nliiixrn ( in tlio liowl.i , "
New York l.oiU'Or : Collins : " \Vlmt \ da
on intend tu liiko tor voitr told ! * ' Itolllm :
'Oh , I'll sell It cheap. An ) thing you'll
give. "
Martha's Vineyard Herald : Tlio 111,111 , whrt
iis never miuli-i a fool of lilnnolf doesn't '
mow much about the vnluo of human sytii-
wthy.
UVoli'a ' Sport : Kingpin \Vliy did your
imvtiiigcluii lircalt upt
t'onvtierroThe Iron bio was Ihe Iwya note
o rolling mure balls down their throats than
loyvii Iho alley.
Now York llor.ild : Society I lau How
oiilf iloes l iMit lusll
viili't Korly diiv ? , sir ,
Sdi-lcty Man \VcP , wnko mo up when
lastei'1 ! lie it1.
I'liek : Kusllt1 1 thoiiclit the Ttnointown
looplo wen * In love with Iliuir mnv nilnlHtcr ;
hi-ar ho is going to leave. Hustle Yet ;
ml. ho told the ptMiple I hey \voro going to per-
llltmi ; iinil wotlioiih'lit that if otitstilers cot
onto U It would hurl the town.
IX l.KNT.
1'lie xveatlior Is rainy , so cold and so drear ,
I orlts Lent ;
Ono neeils an umbrella at this time of voar-
Butlfs lent !
U'cok'.s ' { Sinrt | : Frank ICd Stnoothboor
old tlm hoys ionio gundy fairy tales about
niioso him ling.
, ! nclt How do you know they were lies )
I'Yaiik-Hociiuaolioi'otiimenced every story
iy .saying , "Now , this is an actual fact , gen
tlemen , "
Hoston Ilcrahl : A holiday WAS originally
iliol.vd.ry. Nowadays our st atutos look upon
the two as inconsistent with each other , nnd
i holiday that fulls on a holy day is postponed
to the following iliiy.
Rt. Joseph N'ows : Mr. Clltmim-\Vliat !
iavo yon doiinwith my wife's [ letpoodle that
I paid you iOto steal } Sneak Thief IUI1-I
returned It this morning and fjot the fr > 'J ro-
w.ird she offered for it.
IiKilnnnnoln Journal : "Boforo wo were
married , " saiiishc , "hisdisplays of affection
were positively oven 1 ono , " "And nowl"
"They aie very rare. "
Krranton Truth : There Is room for every-
joily in Ibis bis ; .vorld. Fnctiun < ; oaies from
.ho fact that too many want the front room.
Vonkers Statesman : It Is now n disputed
linliit wliioh inalics the more mistakes the
wcnthur prophets or tlio weather.
Dallas Xows : Soina of the smartest men
on earth hnvnnot had scusu onouKh to pl.ico
i fair cslinintouuoii tliuinsclvui.
Now York Sun : Pair Client-And Is this
what you call a deed !
Real KstatoLawjer Yes. Why )
Fair Client It looks mure like words.
Ham's ' Horn : A correspondent is In doubt
ns to whether ho really bus religion or not.
Ho is udvisod to buy a fountain pen.
Philadelphia Times : The latest is a soap
trust to regulitto prices. Makers complain
that tit prusuiit the artlclo is sold dirt cheap.
Atclilson ( tlobo : It isgonerallj-tho negro
Hint carries the laraost number ol ra/.orson
Ids ptrson who has tlie moat scars on his 1'aco.
New Orleans Picayuuo : A writer on re
form dross subjects siiys ; " 'I'ho garters must
go. " Well , that , I ! : what they are worn for.
If they wort- loft oil they would uot go.
Ila/tleloii Sentinel : JtmAy DO true that the
world is all a ileetiui ? show , but the man who
begins in fear tin assessment for un Easter
bonnet will hardly bo convinced that It isn't '
a dread reality.
Now York Sun : "Chollio Hides was aw-
fn'ly ' Imiiprtinent atthooporulast night. Ho
kept looking at mo through his opcr.i
all tlio evening , ' '
"That was more or less of a compliment ,
wasn't It I"
"Less , Ho looked through the larpo end , "
Washhiffton Star : Mr. Charles Francis
Adams of Boston h.w gone to Cuba for his
annual thaw ,
IMttslmrROispatcli : The coquette lives in
a fool's ' paradise , hut when slio readies for
the fruit she llnds her hands full of ashes.
Chicago News : McCorkle NoaVs family
was not un aristocratic ono.
McCr.iclclo ( tentatively ) No )
McCorkloNo ; they were not In the swim.
JCcw York Hocorder : It was evidently an
unmarried compositor on a post-prandial contemporary -
temporary who rccuiitlv made "cuhsidc"
committee out of the cribstdo" couiraitleoof
the babies' hospital.
Lowell Conner : A younp lady at Uifouquo
laiiKhodso heartily at her lover's Jokes tint
her jaw was dislocated and a doctor had to
he sent for. What a treasure such u pjrl
would bo forapixra Taphcr's bride.
Chicago News : Il.inlccr's ' daughter ( to her
liusbuml. just af tor murriauo.1 ) want a litllo
nionoy , John.
IliibU.iudAll rlslit , darlliiKi I'll ' draw you
nrhock ,
Ranker's daughter No , don't troubleto do
that , John , for I really haven't ' Icnon-ii you
lonfi euoiitrh to accept your check. Lot'mo
have cash , please.
Texas Siftines : HurdtipVonuor what I
would pot if 1 put this overcoat up'
WiSTf-ius I'li'-umoiiia , 1 guess , la this
n outlier.
Now York Iioordor : "Will some boy try
this experiment ? " asks arurulcontemporary.
If the experiment is sulliciently foolhaiily
nnd worthless probably soiuo boy will make
'
tlio venture. That is away hoys'have.
"So the panic hit you hard } "
"Yes , everytluug is pone except mv
honor. "
"Sorry. I nacl no idea you wore suchn ,
total wreck. "
Lowell Courier : jV Florida paper says
thorn nro thlrty-throo varieties of sweet
oriiiiKcs. No ono has ventured to count the
variety of'sour ones ,
Judfto : "Ilid you enjoy the play , Krtiol ! "
"Xo : I didn't ' cryonco. "
Topii-H ill * Mio 'J.ii--s. |
They say that honest Mr. Vest
Would woarlho wlilto tiouse crown.
He'd belter RO afar out -west ,
And pullhlmsolf way down.
.V W'MOIIKII .VIITISTIC rilllOll.
U'hoHornlmrdtls iiottruo to lifoj .
Nosorpeut of the Nile has she. I
Shouinlshor misery niul strife !
\Vlt h KurtursiiiiUos Ironi .Now .lorsoo , : !
[
IIKNV IT ii vet f\x ,
i , dear Simpson , 'tis not true.
This minor that Is rife of you ;
That you , your chances tocnhanco ,
Wear pants !
nSCERUSSFOKEB'TOtt.
How n Badly Crippled Young Matt Made
Troxiulo with a Pou.
WILL REMOVE INCURABLE INSANE ,
Two Omvli'lM I'nriloiicil-\VIint \ I" llnp-
t tii'lmnrnMtiT Cotiuty
( , ' > nrt Lincoln
i niul lOniN.
I.iNi'oi.v , Neb. , March ! ! . ( Spoolnl to TUB
llr.i : . 1Somo 1 months slnoo Tin : Hrrcoti
lalnod a lengthy ai'couut of lliooniiicr of
( leer cO. Coy , \ \ yoiiiifjfiinnciwhonlthoiili , | ?
HiiKurliMx ns riijjurds his riKht hiind , for.-eil
the n tune-of : A. Cl.'IV llsoii iiud.l.V. \ . C'ustOM
to Uvu notus for $ : 10ouch , nud thouslcippt'd
Coy hud sold Wilson mid Custou some stock
ami nvulvodii uoln for $2-10 , which ho sold
toS. H. Hull. Lioforo lohiK so ho fuwod l\vo \
other notes , and sold tlioin , onu tothol/iu-
ttistor County li.wlc and uno to tlio I'lrst
Niilional. M'heu ' the ono nt tlio Lancailor
b.ink liiviuno duo , U'llson was iiotllled , ami
Hiipposln it to 1)0 tlio ceiiutno ono , HO well
was it iixuout'xl ' , Iio p\ld : fit ) ami took up llio
note , KlrliiKOiio forfvJOO withTlioodoro Horn
us soi-nrlty. Hell , who holds the Konuluo
iiotu is now prossliiK for Ids inotiry , and toiluy
Wilson and Clinton brpmi suit In the district
court to recover the inonov paid tlio bank
and nlso the fOM uolc. They would also
Ilko I bo court to dccrcowlio they nro to pay.
TOO M.VNV ixssi : I-ATIIST : < ,
The board of publlo hinds and buildings
held si session In tlm oflleu of tliosocreiary
of HtiitothlsiiftornoDii and approved the ivfr
nlar iiiniitnly vouchers for the various state
Institutions.
A I'ommunlcaiion was rccclvod froni Dr
W. M. ICiinini , siiporiiilendent of the No-
bntHkiihoHuttal 1'ortlio Insuno to the follow-
Inn ofl'cct : , , ,
"in conseqlienco of tlio crowded condi
lion of the w.inls . for nialo iiatlenls in Iliift
hospital , wo anumiblo to recelvo ncuto casivt
us they niiplv. \\oulullierofore recommend
the roinoval'hv tlio several counties commit-
llnp Ihoin ol the followiiiB numoil incnr-
ahlu pationt.s : I'ete.1 Murphy , Adams
county ; llostnus lui'is ' mid L'Vauk
Wlur , Cuss run u ty ; Thomas Kd-
inonston , Cl.iy county ; Charles IHdlor ,
.Martin Ktvaiul , Axol I'nrlson , Henry it.
Myoi-s. DoiiRliiH county ; Anroii IlcUuv and
Crinrnd Kochchc-fi ! , ( ! nif > county ; Henry
HoiiiUcrs , .IcITerson t-oilnty ; Clmrloi r liijla- ;
ton , r.uvneo county ; JUunts PluuUnt and
Kivdcriclc Julms , Otcxs county ; .lohn I' i'lck
son. Poll ; county : John Welly , Hielmnlsou
county ; Olc .Iolinson , Willis ICoolor , l-'rank
Ohmo'tkii.uiiist ; Wio rllT , Scn-sird county ,
I.udwic ( JonstnntltiP , Tliii.ver county ; Hans
I'etor Iliinscn and KulsMunsoii , I.iuicastor
county , "
The board decided to act on this sinjRcstlnu
and thcfc pitlc-ntsaro to be returned to their
rosuectlvo counties ,
The members of the board decided to co to
Mil ford to inspect tlio homo for fallen women
Mr. Kilvenmil submitted plans for the pro
posed now IniildinKiit ( icnuvatn bo used ns ; i
girls' reform school. liellevltiR the consider
ation of suchn mailer ns premature , no ac
tion was taken by the board.
iiKcnivnn Tiir.m PAWION.
Today Ctovernorlloyd exercised his right
as chief executive and parJoncd two convicts
ut the penitentiary. The first , i'ctcr Cllno ,
was sentenced in the "Douglas county district
court to four years in the penitentiary for
grand larceny. Ho has served ono year and ,
seven months. William N'ewton. the other.
Is from Lancaster county and was sentenced
.Innuiiry M to a year In the penltcntinry fot-v
burglary. -
( ii.riNin rnoM TIIC DOCKKTI.
The case of Lansini , ' vs Vanilebiu'R wo,1 ;
piventotho Jury jcsterday afternoon , who
returned u verdict in favor of the dufciiilmt
The next case that came up for trial was
that of William Williams vs Henry I-a
French nnd Miehael Kilroy.Villlaiitswa -
a tenant of LifrencU in the northern part of
the country , and they bad a dispute about a
division of the corn which hail been raijpa
on thu farm. AVilliaras was shortly after
wards arrested by Constnblo ICilroy on the
charge , preferred by LnFrench , of stoaliui ?
com. lie was uiscnurgca on preliminary
bearinp , and inimediately afterwards brought
suit tor $ .5.0.10 damaRe.s for false arrest and
Imprisonment , The case was dismissed as to
Kilroy , nnd tli.it against Lal/reiM-h beuii al-
thuuKlnletcndantwiis not reproacnled , the
proceeding beinsr to detcrmiiio the measure of
damages sustnincd. .1. C. .lohnstoii uppearua
for plain till , und claimed that tnocban-o of
theft was brought to extort money from
Williams. The jury jjavo him $1UOO , dam
ages.
J. Crceii , havinc disregarded tbooritcrof
the court to show cause why his caw against
Chidcstor & Barms should encumber the
dockets , the c-.mo was stricken off.
Minnie B. McF.uldcn was given a divorce
this morning from her husband , Marcus M ,
who didn't appear.
( Jounty Attorney Snell was givonuntu/
Thursday toiilo n brief in oppositioa to ta j
motion lo admit Mi's. .Shc dy lo bail.
Three CJLSCS against Ihe city for prailiusf
damages \vero disposed of. Thatol \ \ . VV.
English was settled for f.W ) , and tho.so
brought by H. II. Dunn and Mrs. I. Putnam
dismissed by plaintiff.
Thomas woods was given possession of
the premises forcibly detained by Catherine
AYortlilinrton.
Alw Sherman wius given a judgment for
$15. ; : . " ! : isaiist Writ'lit & Mnrcy , former pro
prietors of the Tr.msit , for services as cook
HER llfMIVXI ) IS ( . 'OMIS'li.
Prod Tracy and Mw. imlquist ! , from
liuby , are still : n custody. Mr. Lniincy is
still nsojournor Inttierlty. and UiU morning
received a , telesnun from L.incl < ] uistnt Urtek
enridge saying ; that be would bo here on tbo
llrst train.
onus AMI ENDS. r
John McDonald , a stockman , was arrested
last evening on coinolalnt of Asa Fletcher ,
who charged him with allowing tils stock ti
run atlai'Koto tlio detriment of I'leU-her'a
promises. Case coiitiniu'd until 'llmrsday.
The case against E. .M , f usclier for grand
larceny will como un Thursday.
Air. JohnHutt.on returned yosterdnv from
alriptoUanada. Ho reports mi aslonisliliigl.v
strons ; sentiment in the regions ho visited
favoring the annexation of that Ilritish pro
vince to t ho United State- * .
The following notaries public were ap
pointed by CJovernor Hoyd today : H t.
Whitnoy. Oinnhu ; J. W , Korguson , Mindoii ,
Samuel II. Slums , Duffalo coiinty ; Alfred
Stcadmaii , t'olfax county ; N. u' . Wells ,
Kchuylcr , Colfax county ; John L. Martui ,
South Omaha ; CJcorge K. Turkinyton.Ouwlui.
llii liylicail Secures : in In.jiinctinn.
Orniuii' , Okl. , MarchH. Kv-Chief llushv
head , who has a lease upon the qunrries in
the Cherokee strip , today obtained a tern
porarv restraining order from.Iuiigj Utvono
enjoining IJuiitciiaut Cloldcn tromroinoriiig
Iliishyhond and his oniployrs from the strip ,
ilestrnylnwr his liiilidlt'it * , siilo trades , derricks -
ricks nnd imichlnory. .Ionian , agonl for
Ilushyhead , is now In possession , and If thu
troops urrcst him aaaiii the cnsoKvlllun
doubtedly bo brought into the courts
Alter n'I rcaiuri-r'H lliiiKlsinon.
Dovi.it , Del. , March : i--Tho legislaturohrs
directed t ho secretary of state to niter Judg
ment against the uomlsinon of ox-Stiito
Treasurer IlorlM-rt , who owes the Mine
SIIO'l. ' ( Acertiticato of baiiu .stock valued
at S-l I7.XO ( ! and a $15,000 mortgage are inisslnu
and nobody knows where they aro.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. 17. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
